-LRB- CNN -RRB- Bill Cosby made things uncomfortable Sunday night on `` Celebrity Apprentice . ''

The beleaguered star is n't a contestant this season on the NBC reality show , which pits teams of celebs against each other for business-related tasks , but his name became embroiled in the season premiere 's storyline .

On Sunday NBC aired the first episode , which was filmed before rape and sexual assault allegations began mounting against Cosby . One of the competitors , Keshia Knight Pulliam , is famous for playing beloved youngest daughter Rudy Huxtable on `` The Cosby Show . ''

The actress served as project manager for her all-female team in which the women were trying to raise money for her charity Kamp Kizzy , which seeks to empower girls .

After her team failed to fare as well as they could have in the challenge , they faced a grilling in the boardroom from host Donald Trump . `` Real Housewives of Atlanta '' cast member Kenya Moore told Trump her teammate declined to reach out to former co-star Cosby for a donation .

`` I have not talked to Bill Cosby on the phone in I do n't know how long , '' Knight Pulliam said emotionally . `` So for me to pick up the phone , having not talked to you for five years , except for when we run into each other for a Cosby event , I feel that 's not my place to do . ''

Her explanation was unacceptable to Trump , who said , `` I really believe , if you 'd called that gentleman he would 've helped you , even if you had n't spoken to him in years . Because you were an amazing team with one of the most successful shows ever . So I think it would 've been a very good call to make for charity . ''

Trump `` fired '' her from the show . While not directly commenting on her ousting from the series , the actress did tweet : `` Ohhh the deception of editing ... Smh !! ''

For his part , Trump tweeted to his followers after that : `` This show was taped just before the terrible Bill Cosby revelations came to light . She still should have asked him for money-goes to charity . ''

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Keshia Knight Pulliam , who played Rudy on the ` Cosby ' show , starred in ` Celebrity Apprentice '

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Knight Pulliam was ousted after she failed to contact Cosby for help with a charity fund-raising drive

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Host Donald Trump tweeted that the incident happened before rape allegations against Cosby boiled over